12/4/2012 Write On! Radio

What a show -- we speak with two bestselling authors -- Steven Johnson and David Cay Johnston. Steven Johnson discusses his new book Future Perfect: The Case for Progress in a Networked Age. He is also the author of Everything Bad is Good for You and Where Good Ideas Come From, among other titles.

Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter David Cay Johnston discusses his new book The Fine Print: How Big Companies Use "Plain English" to Rob You Blind. He is also the author of Perfectly Legal and Free Lunch, and was a reporter for The New York Times for thirteen years.

Playlist Tracks:

Artist

Title

Album

Label

Duration

Bobby McFerrin

Bang! Zoom

Bang! Zoom

BlueNote

161

T. Tykwer, J. Klimek, R. Heil

Running One

Run Lola Run

TVT Soundtrax

303

Bobby McFerrin

Bang! Zoom

Bang! Zoom

BlueNote

224

Guest:

Steven Johnson

Title:

Future Perfect: The Case for Progress in a Networked Age

Topics:

non-fiction literature

Guest:

David Cay Johnston

Title:

The Fine Print: How Big Companies Use "Plain English" to Rob You Blind